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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1902)
:'t(t'ly 'of , zu ' 'f ONLY PAPER I'UB USHED IN ASTORIA WITH ' ASSOCIATED PKE8S SERVICE . . . LARGEST CIRCtXA TION IN CLAT&Of AND THR ADJ01MNO COUNTIES . .....! VOL. LV Astoria; ; oregon,'1' Wednesday. 4 December .'10," 1002. no. no illy WHAT TO Last week we spoke of our ex clusive makes of Smoking Jackets We now wish to refer to suit cases, Umbrellas and Hatst either may be selected now be fore the rush and exchanged aft er Xmas if necessary. We take pleasure in pleasing customers. Then there are such suitables for Xmas presents as Dress or Everyday Shirts, of which we have a splendid variety. , Swcnlow, Nftkwrnr, Olovw, IUmicry ond Silk and Linen Ilandkorcliiofrt, jlain nnd inilinletl. Warm Underwear ia always accpjitatlo, and bo are Ilata. Of course, Suits and Overcoat nro at Wise's as 1 nowhere clue of tlio clioiecMt uVigns and mulcts, es pecially 8trou Brw. "High Art" gentlemen's gar. mento and the 0. K. & B. tine clothes. Wanl something ideating? Wio has it. J THE RELIABLE, 01R CHRISTMAS GOODS I Are arriving and will b ready for Inspection n a few day,. We will, us uuul, have the largest and newest. stock of Holl day goods In the city. Musical Instruments and Pictures ROOKS AND STATIONERY Our Prices Cannot Be Beaten, Quality Considered J. N. GRIFFINi! NUCCEArJOU TO (UtlPFIN & HEED BEE HIVE STORE NEWS Special Prices This Week on Ladles' and Children's Furs Girls' White Aprons la EIRt Dllltrcil DIty Sfylti 25c to 51,40 Tiy ar Uw Prettiest Asroa W Hav 8ms Utiles' Walts Muslin loSirwesr. Lacs Corset Covert SOC tO la BO jf rijn eifiim it Our SI Kid Gloves For tht Holiday Tradi ' Art Guaranteed Tlio Very Best I Our Customers All Indorse , Thla Stalemeat Ladies' and Men's Slippers i la Hlh Novelties Ladies' and Chlldrens' Coats Cheaper TbtaElMwhera EXPLOSION OCCURS KILLING MINERS Awful Pate of Men Employed in a Coal Mine in the Strike Regions. SEVEN ALTOGETHER MAY DIE Without Warning Mux or Dyna mite Drop and In an In Ntttiit Dentil nnd Itiiln Hcmilt. WlbKESMARHR, Dec. 9.-Four men were kltbd and 10 injured, three prob ut'ly futally, by tho eiptonlon of a box of rtynumlte tn No, S mine of the Le high Vllkbnrre Coal company, at (South WllkiMbwrre today. KILLED: HUBERT ftUMBLKBEE. AHTHl'H JONES. MATTHEW PHILLIPS!. JAMES MeOLINN. FAT At. I. If INJURED: Otoigi) Knorr. f buries Stafford, Tliotim Stafford Th ni'itt set loudly Injured are: Nell Sweeney, , John Hustln, Domlnkk Hurt, Junn Peckem. The men had lowered Into the shaft, hit h l Ul fe-it dep. a box of dyna mite wtlghliig W .ounde. When the bottom of tlm shift waa reiuhed I'hll Hiw touk th box fT the carrlttge. It Ulwd from hnnda nnd fell to the round. The foni'unelon exlled the dyiuii'ilie mid tho 20 men who were tn tho In -mediate vicinity gi'ttlng their toole In rt-odlnese to tfo to hvlr resiwct iv chiui!).-r wvre hurled In all direc tion. The wooden vork at the bot lom of the ehnft wui ulaa torn aud acat tered about. A rooii ae iKtenlble word waa eent to the eurfai-e and a rescuing piirty wua aenl down. The mln haa the reputation of being th'j moHt lui'geroua In the entire region and at flrat it wn reiHMrted thut the gua had exploded, that a acore of min era had ben killed outright. Fortu nately, however, the gaa did not ex plodc. The accident caused the big colliery to eunpend operations for the dny. DAMAG1NQ TESTIMONY GIVEN Heartrending Scene Depicted In Court of Commlaalonera. SCRANTON, Dec. . Talea of evlc lion from houiea nwned by C. B. Mar- klo and Company, the narration of the d.'iith of '.he wife a a result of the en forced removal from her home und the atory of a mother whose huxband wo killed In the lumen, of how ahe and her two boy struggled for year to pay Market back rent, were the prlnclpul feature of today' senRlon of the coal trlhe comnihulon. The tctlmony a presented by some of the wltneie 1o Uvea are given up to the .h1 mining Industry waa at the sun e time pathetic nnd surprising to the commissioner. Much eurprlse hit been expressed that the company ha not made urreat nort to refute hoiiki awnilngly dumailnR- testimony that has been presented. It Is expect ed. however, thAt the company will do ao Inter. EXTORTIONATE CABLE IUTY Official of Company Much Perplexed at Turn of Affulr. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9 An Inter- eating complication ha arisen In the mutter of the collection of the duty on the shore end of the new Pacific cable and there is a possibility it may occasion some delay or postponement of the cable ship' plans. Richard V. Pey.Jn shaking of the matter, said an appeal had ieen made to the secretary of he treasury from the ruling of the collector of custom and It waa hoped the matter would be adjusted before Frldoy. A matter now stand the Commer- ckil Cable company has ocen called up on to pay and ad valorem duty of 40 percent on four leagues, or 12 mile or cable. The entile official say that no duty whatever should be churned and that If the department insists upon thr collection of duty It should only be on three miles of cabte. OBJECTS TO BARRETT Humored That Japan Deelre Another , Choice. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The appear a nee at the tate department today of Mr. Tikahlra, the Japanese minister, taken In' connection with rumor that there wa to be opposition In the United State senate to the nomination of John Barrett to be minister to Japan gives rite o the urmle that perhapa Mlnla-l-r Uurrett wae to be declared persona non grata to the Jpiinp government. It In believed, however, that the min ister' representation to gecretary Hay went no further than an Intimation that the government would be glad to nee another choice and that he lodged no formal objection,. BABY THROW HTMBBLF INTO BOILINO WATER. Enraged Hecauae Hla Mother Scolded Him and Died In Awful . Agony. ' : ' - . NEW TORK, Dec. ,-In a fit of rage because hi mother rebuked blm and petted hla younger brother, say a a World apeclal from Derby, Conn., little Jamea M Sheehy, three year old, threw hlmaelf Into a tub of boiling water and waa ao terribly acalded that he died. . The two i'hlldrn were playing while the mother worked In the kitchen in her home at Shelton, Conn. They quarreled and the mother laid a foot bath full of acaldlng water ihe .w,K wa earn ing on the floor and took the younper boy In her arm. She wiped the teera from bis eye while he. acolded Jame. . Jitmea, a nervous, weak child, burst into u piuwlon of b. Then he threw hlrnitelf, ehrleklng, into the boiling water. The mother dragged him out, writhing with pain. The upper part of hi body waa parboiled. lie died a few hour luter In agony. AMERICAN LEADS PIRATES 8ca Robber on Philippine Coast Coin mlt Depredation. VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. D.-The stewmer Shawmut from Manila brought new of piracy on the Philippine la- land coast, the desperadoe being led by an American, f The brig Mania bound from Catane.- nnn, Payabaa, for Manila waa becalmed oft Cavlte bay. She had as passengers five Chinese merchant who were on their way to Manila to purchase good During the night a sloop came along side and six men climbed over the rail and overpowered the eapUIn and crew binding all band with rope. The men then took I17.H00 dollar from the merchants, Vl.Of TO ASSASSINATE ITALY'S KING FRUSTRATED Red-handed Vllllam Caught In the Act of Taklng.un Oath to Do Murder. ROME. Dec. 9. Thirteen anarchist were arrested near Spexxla last night after a desperate struggle. The po- lloe surprised them at a meeting while they were In the act of taking an oath with polgnards to assassinate King Victor Emmnnuel. One of the anarchists and one of the police were severely wounded. DIED FOR HER DOG Woman Who Preferrd Death to Los ing Her Pet. NEW YORK, Dec, 9.-Whlle trying to save the life of her dog, Mrs. Mar garet Bolsh wns instantly killed by the Chicago express on the Erie rail road at the River street crossing, Pat- erson. N. J. The dog had run ahead and waa standing on the track. Mrs. Bolh ran forward and selling the dog by the collar tried to pull it off the track. The locomotive struck both her and the dog, killing them instantly. WORK IS CURTAILED Agreement la Adii?red to Whereby Men Are Idle, VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 9. To night the machinery In 17 shingle mills about the city of Vancouver Is Idle and between 100 and 150 men wilt be tern porarlly out of employment. By agree ment all night work will be suspended and day work will be curtailed 25 per cent. ' , FINE LIBRARY PROPOSED Mrs. Stanford Will Build Handsome . and Costly Structure. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9,-Mrs. J. Lathrop Stanford has decided to erect a magnificent new library at the Le- land Stanford Jr. university. It I to be the handsomest and most costly structure of Its kind on this continent The plans for the building have, al ready been ordered andwlthln a month will be presented to Mrs. Stanford for her approval. ' ' SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED . Lack of CohI Demand Heroic Meas ures of the School Board. PHILADELPHIA, Deel '. 9. The board of education today ordered the temporary closing of four school house ou account of the :oal supply becom ing exhausted. , ARCTIC WEATHER PREVAILS IN EAST In Some Localities Colder Than It Has Been for Forty Years Past. PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPARED The Lack, of Coal In Larger Cities InteuKlfles the Suffering Itelief Organizations Hard at Work. ' NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-New York and New England have experienced during th-i past 24 hours the coldi.-et weather for many year. In this city It was the coldest December 9 In 2$ yjr, the thermometer registering a it did In that year eight above zero. The severity of the cold is intensified by the fact that the people 're not pre pared for It, a cold wave having des cended upon the country suddenly and without warning. Then, too, the scarcity of coal caused much suffer ing anionp ihe poorer classes. Every effort ia being put forth to alleviate suffering, charitable organisations hav ing taken steps 10 suply coal and the board of allermnt have devoted $100,000 to help along the good cause The cold In thl city wa mild com pared with that prevailing in the nor thern sections of the state and in New England. At Albany the mercury fell to 10 be low sero and In some nearby districts It went down to 10. The river Is froxen over at Albany putting an end to ravlgatton. Ballston reported 32 below, the lowest registra tion since 481. Throughout Maine and Connecticut the thermometer registered from eight to 20 below, a fall In some places of 40 degrees In 12 hour. Norfolk, Conn reported temperature of 13 degree below xero, the coldest In years. ; NEEDS THE MONEY. Alleged Will Devote Fortune to Va riety Actress. LOS ANGELES, Dec 9.-Mrs. Ger trude Drlgge, formerly a resident of Dayton, O., through her attorneys has filed lu the superior court an alleged will of the late diaries Hill alia Sa lem Charles, who left an estate of $142, 000 In cash. The will Is dated January 14, 18SS, and leaves aU of Hill' real property, money and personal effets to Grace Gertrude Driggs, the 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. Driggs. The daughter Is said to be a variety act ress. , The document is written in pencil on a scrap of paper and bears the sig nature of George Manning, a well known counterfeiter, now dead, and 1. Diigga, the former husband of the woman. ' . The Time a says that the claim is made that Hill, Drlgga and another man were members of a gang df coun terfeiters and that Hill accumulated his fortune in the business of mak ing spurious coin. It Is further claim ed that Hill made the will in favor of Gertrude Driggs when about to de part on one of the expeditions of the gang with which he" was connected. Photographs of the girl and & 110,000 due bill In favor of Jack Dyrion and signed by Hill were presented with the alleged will. PROPOSED GAMES GIVEN CP. Wisconsin Team Will Only Play as at First Scheduled. ' CHICAGO, Dec. 9. A special to the Tribune from Madison. Wis., says: The athletic council of Wisconsin uni versity hus decided that the proposed trip of the football team to the Pacific coast anould be given up. The faculty members of the board were opposed to playing any other games than those at first scheduled with the University of California and Leylund Stanford. The reasons for not allowing the team to make the trip given by the members of the faculty were that the' games with the Utah and Paris In dian team would not help Wisconsin's reputation In the west, especially after the team had been out of training for two weeks. GOT STUCK ON A WHALE. Large Fish Story Reported by Steamer Arriving at 'Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.-The steamship Sierra, which ha Just ar rived from Australia, report that on November 4, while steaming at the rate of 14 knots, the vessel struck a whale, breaking it back and cutting Into It so deeply that the huge body stuck firmly to the vessel's stem. The steamer wa slowed down, but stlli the whale's body stuck firmly to tht tern and it wa only by corning to a full stop and going some little dis tance astern that the whale was thrown off. The gferra wa not damaged. FORGER NEARLY KILLED. rurauea ny roiice lie Leaps From a Moving Train. OAKLAND, Dec. 9. While attempt ing to evade arrest, S. T. Burcb, want; ed by the police for forgery, came near being d raged to death under the wheel of a train from which he jumped. The police have been looking for Burch since Friday of last week. They have six charges of larceny against him, and to Chief of Police Hodgkins be admitted his guilt upon each charge. Burch, in bi statement, said he for merly lived In Washington, D. C, and that he has been on this coast for only a year. OPPOSES PROPOSED CHANGE IN TRANSPORT SERVICE. Red Cross Officials Believe Soldiers Re ceive Better Treatment at the Hands of Government SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.-A num ber of prominent members, including official of the Red Cross society, have protested against the proposed relin quishment by the government of the management of the transport service. They base their argument on the ground that the soldier receive bet ter treatment on government vessels than on those under private control. LEFT HIS TRUNK BEHIND. Deported Editor Reaches 'Frisco With Hard Luck Story. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9. Alfred Sifontes, a lawyer and editor, for merly of San Marcos, Guatemala, has arrived In this city. He was deported by order of President Cabena, without, he alleges, having been given a chance to gather any of his effect together, merely because lie criticised the gov ernment In the column of his .paper, La Democracia. JUST IN Burnt Leather Goods Pillow Tops, Card Cases Tobacco Pouclses Opera Bags, Table Covers Shopping Bags C. H. COOPER'S THE LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA BJta THE INSIDE t1 it ' tl.i.ill.iiiiiiMiMiMMtinim irtliiiii .it. . i in H it UHU t WtiWHRUtKUm The perfection in economical stove construction "SUPERIOR" HOT BLAST For sale in Astoria only by tho ' I ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPAIiY WARSHIPS SEIZED BY EUROPEANS Nothing for Venezuela to Do Now but to Settle CfciniL'Iii matum Delivered. MINISTER BOVVEN IN CHARGE Castro Pronounces Action of the Powers as Unjustifiable and Asserts Rights Will . 'Be Enforced. LONDON. Dec. 9. A dispatch frota Caracas, Venezuela, says: The combined British an4 German fleets today seized the Venezuelan fleet, composed of four warship in tho.rar bor of La Guayra. ' ; . .' It is reported also that the ulti matum will be delivered tomorrow ak ing for an an wit and compliance with the demand of the British and German ministers." t NOT RECEIVED ULTIMATUM Cannot Settle Such Claims Till Revolu tion Is. Over. , i CARACAS) Dec. 9 President Castro received a corrjya-Ient of the Associ ated Press at Mira Flore palace today. In reply to questions the president of Venezuela said: "The Venaxuelan government has not received any , ultimatum, properly speaking; but rather simultaneous re quests from' Great Britain and Or--many. The claims Great Britain asks this government to settle are small and up-to the present time-we have not.. b?en aware of them. . Never having been presented, Venezuela ha conse quently never refused to settle them. - (Continued on Page 4.) n lussrt AND OUTSIDE Pluntcrs e 4 iiJe jj..tJt